Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-05
WAS THE TRUTR UFIERED N TRIN.
ITT CnURCRG
fYets York Sun.


We do not suppose that many Of
those who on Sunday morning read the
sext Of the Grimes Bill, which, with the
Qaesn's approval, is about TO be launch
ed against her Irish subjects. took pirt
the same afternoon Ia the eommemoT-
alton OF Viot0riA's Jubilee at Trinity
Church. Bat as several American oler.
gymen were 10 the church and assisted
10 performing the services, IL is possible
that few native or naiuraliSed AmeFi-
cans we're present IN the body OF the cd
ince. We cannot believe, however, that
any Of them heard without q shock the
bFazsu peFversiou Of the truth In the
prayer composed for the occasion by an
Anglican pFelate. and slavishly repeated
In country where O lie IL welcome
neither 10 God nor man.
Only defiant advocate Of coercion
in lie most disgraeeful form, only an
implaoabls detestor OF Ireland and Of
bis Irish American fellow citizens.
coald have uttered or saaotioned the
following woTds-we quote only the
more daerant distortions OF the faotsl;
I'VE praise Thee that through Thy
grace she lQaeen Victoria has kept the
charge Thou Ravest Der 10 the day
shen Thou didst set the crown upon
her head, bidding her 10 do justice, 10
hOlp and defend widows and orphans, TO
restore the things gone 10 decay, and
reform what h amiss."
II will hardly be pretended that this
imPutalion OF political power 20 Qaeen
Victoria In q thanksgiving addressed 10
the Almighty was mere formula. q le.
cal fiction empty Of all meaning. In
the temple Of the Lord omnipotent L.
cal aclions have no place. Neither will
any man assert that what influence IL
etili indirectly and additionally possess
ed by the Crown has been exeFted on
the side OF equity and mercy In this
orisis Of the fate Of It's Irish subjects.
Shall, then, Americans 90 into Gods
house With q lie upon their lips, aud
proclaim that Victoria has kept the
charge "ta do Justice" in her kingdom
OF Ireland. when they know that abe
has dealt With Mr.. Gladstone and hts
fellow vindicAtors Of AgraEian relief
and sslf-gOverument for Ireland as With
aliens and euemies3 Has she helped
aud defended widows and orphans" by
assisting TO the utmost OF her means
the authors of the Grimes Bill. armed
with whioh the covetous and heartlesS
will peFpetrate baFbaFities Of which the
savage eisetmen, Of women and child
ten at Bodyke vac only pFemata re
sxample9 Among the "thinRs gone 10
decay" which the Queen has restored
are ne TO reckon Irish loyalty, nov In
truth irFeparAhly vithered. yea which.
bui for her breach Of daty, might have
eeen to-day as ardent and a. onsspoken
a. u vas . haDaFsd years Agol
And how does Il fall short OF sac
Tile1v 90 say within the precincts
Of a church that q sovereign has kept
Gods charge 10 reform What Is amias,"
Uhen she year sgo poioTioasiy exalted
81 the failare Of the righteous aim Of
atoEement embodied In the Lsnd Bill
and Home Rale Bill Of MI. Gladstone
her Prime MtnistaFF
We eommisaerase the fev Americans
whs fourd themselves compelled 90 lis-
leu 10 Trinity ChaFsh b such eFoss fal-
sifeatiaa Of the facts OF current hts
tory. We congratulate our fellow oiti-
sens that bat few churches we're foand
wiling 10 permit the haliOWed ferns Of
prayer and thanksgiving 70 be Thus PER
vsrsed and defled.